Late Nights withSara-Jayne King

South Africa is the fifth largest apple exporter, globally… our apples are perfect for making ciders…

— Karol Ostaszewski, Sxollie

We call ourselves Sxollie for a reaon! We’re here to hustle!

— Karol Ostaszewski, Sxollie

I find South Africa a very tough place to do business… I’ve been here for four years… It took me 18 months to secure a liquor licence; in Australia it took me six weeks… [He then names example after example of how tough it is to run a small business, compared to other markets he knows].

— Karol Ostaszewski, Sxollie

Karol Ostaszewski founded Sxollie cider in 2014 with his wife, Karol, who formerly owned a cider business in Australia.

Sxollie cider is made from the best apples from Elgin in the Western Cape, and fermented with Champagne yeasts.

Ostaszewski has bagged numerous international awards for Sxollie.

Besides South Africa, you can also find Sxollie in the United States, United Kingdom and Singapore.